Daily Dothttp://www.dailydot.com/Daily Dot Articleen-usFri, 13 Apr 2012 15:41:15 +0000Desperate bachelor looks for love on Pinteresthttp://www.dailydot.com/society/pinterest-date-sean-roberts-interview/<p><img src='http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/89/a4/89a4102bcfb3f2928523ca3fb4f35331.jpg'></p><p>
Call it the First Law of Social Media: If there&rsquo;s a way to meet people on it, users will find a way to hook up on it.</p>
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Forget OKCupid, we&rsquo;ve seen love bloom in networks as unlikely as <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/society/long-distance-relationship-camilla-mahathir/">YouTube</a>, <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/society/valentines-day-yelp-couple/">Yelp</a>, and the <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/society/phel-prison-wine-av-club-romance/">A.V. Club comment section</a>.</p>
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Now, a Washington, D.C. man is hoping he can get a date using Pinterest.</p>
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The image-sharing social network is <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/society/pinterest-not-women-only/">famous for its female majority</a>. Hardly an article on the site is published without proclaiming something like &ldquo;<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/marketshare/2012/04/13/men-are-from-google-women-are-from-pinterest/">Women are from Pinterest</a>.&rdquo; That reputation encouraged Sean Roberts to toss his hat into the Pinterest dating pool.</p>
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&ldquo;I noticed that all the girls in the office were loving Pinterest, so I said to my co-worker, Laura, I guarantee you that no one ever put their picture up there to try and get a date,&rdquo; he told <a href="http://www.wtfpinterest.com/archives/3084">WTF Pinterest</a>. &ldquo;So we did it.&rdquo;</p>
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The 27-year-old Roberts&rsquo; <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/172896073164711202/">pin</a> is the only one on coworker Laura Miller&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="http://pinterest.com/lmiller5020/boys/">boys!</a>&rdquo; board. To make sure dream dates don&rsquo;t miss it, the pin includes his phone number and email for all to see. To dispel any ambiguity, Miller has also added, &ldquo;Repin my cute coworker! He&rsquo;s single and ready to mingle.&rdquo;</p>
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Since last week, Roberts has been steadily receiving repins and emails, but he&rsquo;s yet find anyone that&rsquo;s girlfriend material.</p>
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&ldquo;[Of the people who contacted me,] a lot are kind of weirdos or just not in the area,&rdquo; Roberts told the Daily Dot.</p>
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&ldquo;The calls and emails I have gotten have been mainly from people all over the U.S.A. but not a lot locally. So its been tough to actually meet up with these people.&rdquo;</p>
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When Roberts does accept a date, he said Pinterest will play a big role. He&rsquo;ll definitely be screening potential dates&rsquo; pinboards for interests (or the inclusion of an overzealous wedding themed pinboard). He also hopes to &ldquo;pin&rdquo; his dates.</p>
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&ldquo;I expect I will have a first date lined up by next week and will tweet about it and post a pic or two on my Pinterest page,&rdquo; he told us.</p>
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Roberts has promised to keep the Daily Dot updated on his first date. Stay tuned to find out if it&rsquo;s a good idea to pin your own dating ad on Pinterest&mdash;or a total disaster.</p>
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<em>Photo by Sean Roberts&nbsp;</em></p>
lauren.rae.orsini@gmail.com (Lauren Rae Orsini)Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:41:15 +0000http://www.dailydot.com/society/pinterest-date-sean-roberts-interview/SocietyNews